5th Circuit Denies Rehearing In Age Bias Suit With Older Replacement

Mealey's (January 28, 2021, 2:04 PM EST) -- NEW ORLEANS — A Fifth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals panel on Jan. 22 denied a petition for rehearing or rehearing en banc by a health care services company challenging the panel’s Dec. 23 opinion reinstating a fired social worker’s age bias claim after determining that the company’s hiring of an older replacement didn’t negate the claim....